"You probably know by now that most of the things that Donald Trump says have no basis in reality,” Heidi Cruz said. | AP Photo

Heidi Cruz: Trump tweets have 'no basis in reality'

By NICK GASS

03/23/2016 12:03 PM EDT

Heidi Cruz deflected questions on Wednesday about a tweet from Donald Trump to her husband threatening to "spill the beans" about her.

“You know, as I said, you probably know by now that most of the things that Donald Trump says have no basis in reality,” she told reporters in Wisconsin. "So we are not worried in the least, we are focused on our campaign, and we are going to continue to do that."

Trump tweeted initially on Tuesday night, "Wow @SenTedCruz, that is some low level ad you did using a picture of Melania in a G.Q. shoot.Be careful or I will spill the beans on your wife," before deleting and reposting, "Lyin' Ted Cruz just used a picture of Melania from a G.Q. shoot in his ad. Be careful, Lyin' Ted, or I will spill the beans on your wife!"

Cruz responded, tweeting, "Pic of your wife not from us. Donald, if you try to attack Heidi, you're more of a coward than I thought. #classless"

Trump followed up Wednesday morning: "Lyin' Ted Cruz denied that he had anything to do with the G.Q. model photo post of Melania. That's why we call him Lyin' Ted!"

Asked about her specific reaction to Trump's tweets, which referred not to a Cruz ad but to an anti-Trump super PAC's image of Trump's then-girlfriend Melania posing nude for British GQ in 2000, Heidi Cruz stayed on message.

“I have the same message to this country and to all of the candidates I’ve met from day one, which is Ted Cruz is the right person of this country," Cruz said.